calls for service
More proactive policing a goal for Nanaimo RCMP detachment
NANAIMO - Increasing capacity for proactive, rather than reactive, policing is among the top priorities for local Mounties this year. Presenting to Nanaimo City Council on Monday, May 4, detachment officer in charge, Supt. Eric Rochette said they've seen a slight reduction in overall call volumes in 2025, compared to 2...
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temp housing
Extension granted for longstanding Nanaimo temporary housing complex
NANAIMO - A large central Nanaimo temporary housing facility is scheduled to remain open well into next year. Facing eviction as a result of the pending construction of Nanaimo's Public Works facility rebuild on Labieux Rd., the City and BC Housing announced a lease extension for the 90-unit Nikao complex through the e...
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campfire ban
Sweeping bans coming to Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - An unseasonably extended stretch of warm and dry weather is forcing the hand of BC Wildfire Service officials. Sweeping fire prohibitions for category one through three fires, ranging from campfires to backyard and industrial-sized open fires, will be banned in the Coastal Fire Centre as of Thursday, May 7 at...
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calls for service
More proactive policing a goal for Nanaimo RCMP detachment
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temp housing
Extension granted for longstanding Nanaimo temporary housing complex
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
stay cool
More Nanaimo & Oceanside temperature records tumble as heat wave persists
NANAIMO - For the third time in as many days, the Harbour City has rewritten Environment Canada's record books. The mercury at the Nanaimo Airport monitoring station reached 29.1 degrees Celsius on Monday, May 4, breaking a record of 26.4 degrees set back in 1980. Qualicum Beach also set a new benchmark for the day wit...
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rebuilding
Drive-thru included in new development at Parksville Heritage Complex site
PARKSVILLE - Development is proceeding at a highly visible commercial property following a fire nearly four years ago. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of an amended development permit, with a few amendments attached, to construct three new commercial buildings and make other improvements at 1209 Island Hwy. E, ...
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bear's buddies
'So many people are behind us:' mid-Island animal hospice facing funding shortfall
QUALICUM BEACH - A local vet is agonizingly close to realizing her dream of creating a retirement and hospice home for local dogs and cats.Construction is already underway on a 22-acre property along the Island Hwy. north of Qualicum Beach, affectionately named Bear's Buddies Animal Sanctuary, where senior, medically f...
May 04, 2026
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Robotic Club
Dover Bay robots charging up for nationals
NANAIMO - An emerging high school robotics club is taking its talents to Toronto after winning regional and provincial competitions. Dover Bay Robotics is charging up for the Skills Canada National Competition at the end of May, featuring high school students from across the country competing in over 40 trade and techn...
May 04, 2026
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weekend scorcher
Nanaimo temperature records tumble amid early May heatwave
NANAIMO - The first weekend of May proved to be one for the record books-literally. Data from Environment Canada showed the monitoring station at Nanaimo Airport registered record temperatures on both Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, as a ridge of high pressure brought unseasonably warm conditions and largely clear,...
May 04, 2026
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telus living
First residents moving into new downtown Nanaimo rental complex
NANAIMO - A major housing development is welcoming its first residents in the city's downtown. The first phase of a 195-unit, multi-storey rental housing build at the corner of Wallace St. and Wentworth St., owned and operated by TELUS Living, received an occupancy permit on Thursday, April 30, and began welcoming resi...
May 04, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Police investigate overnight homicide in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Police say one person has been killed in a shooting in the British Columbia Interior city of Kamloops. Mounties have not released any information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting, only noting that the case is being investigated ...
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Lawyer says client didn't try to kill Vancouver café patron. Crown calls accused liar
VANCOUVER - The judge in the murder trial of a man who stabbed a Vancouver café patron to death has been presented with two views of the suspect - as someone unable to understand the consequences of his actions due to an "unmedicated psychotic state," ...
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Eby hits back at claim B.C. minister is under investigation for helping China
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says neither the RCMP nor Canada's spy agency have ever raised concerns about his cabinet or caucus, after Vancouver's ex-mayor said a minister was being investigated for collaborating with China's government. Eby said Tues...
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim vows to use 'all tools' to block overdose prevention site
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has vowed to block the opening of a planned overdose prevention site in the city's downtown, promising to "use all tools available" in trying to do so. Sim, whose ABC party holds seven of the 11 seats in Vancouver's ...
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Man dead in 'targeted' daylight shooting at Surrey, B.C., business
SURREY - Homicide investigators say a deadly daylight shooting at a business in Surrey, B.C., on Monday afternoon is believed to have been a "targeted incident." The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man in his 30s is dead after being shot ...
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Local Sports
Fine Form
Playoff time for Hornets rugby teams
NANAIMO - It's a cruclal playoff quarter final weekend for the Nanaimo Hornets rugby program. Both the Division 1 men's and women's sides are optimistic about making the BC finals in mid May. Team president Brad Marshall says the men's team is the second best team on Vancouver Island and they are hosting Westshore at 1...
Apr 25, 2026
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New Season
Women's box lacrosse takes flight
NANAIMO - Women's box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women's Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser versus the Victoria Shamrocks. There will be 14 regular season games and a July season ending tournament for the women's Timbermen. ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
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Verge of the Finals
Clippers blank Spruce Kings in Game 3
NANAIMO - The Clippers now have two 4-0 shutouts in three games in their second round series with the Prince George Spruce Kings.After taking the first two games in the north, Nanaimo returned home and blanketed the Spruce Kings. Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau pitched a 26 save shutout and the Clippers built up their lead by ...
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in control
Clippers take commanding series lead after gusty road win in overtime
PRINCE GEORGE - The Nanaimo Clippers are in firm control of their third round playoff series after another road win. On the heels of a dominating 4-0 victory on Friday night, the Clippers rallied from a 2-0 deficit midway through the 2nd period to win game two against the Prince George Spruce Kings by a 3-2 score in ov...
May 03, 2026
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road warriors
Clippers thump Spruce Kings to open BCHL playoff series
PRINCE GEORGE - After going winless against the Prince George Spruce Kings through the regular season, the Nanaimo Clippers made a major statement Friday night. The two teams opened their third round BCHL Playoff series in Prince George on Friday, May 1, with the Clippers cruising to a 4-0 win at the Kopar Memorial Are...
May 02, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: ChatGPT privacy, OPP funeral, Alert Ready test, Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popu...
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Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices. Test messages will...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
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B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
OTTAWA - Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said just over three years ago that his office was inve...
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Canadian company's winning innovation a giant leap for drinking water on the moon
MONTREAL - On the moon, access to drinking water could mean the difference between short visits and a permanent human presence, and a Canadian company's award-winning invention has made colonizing Earth's natural satellite more within reach. "There's ...
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World
Swiss authorities say man who traveled on cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus
GENEVA (AP) - Authorities in Switzerland said Wednesday a man who returned from South America and traveled on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus and is receiving treatment. Swiss authorities didn'...
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Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats keep control of state Senate
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing the party's narrow control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's term. Greene, a firefighter and Marine ...
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Police say 1 person has died after shooting at weekend lakeside party in Oklahoma
EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) - A shooting at a lakeside party in Oklahoma packed with young people over the weekend left one person dead and 22 others with gunshot and shrapnel wounds, police said Tuesday. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said in a p...
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Mar 19, 2026
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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